Kapohanaupuni

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Kapohanaupuni
Spouse(s) Kaulahea I
Children Kakae
Kakaʻalaneo

Kapohanaupuni (Kapo-hana-au-puni, Kapohanaʻaupuni) was a Hawaiian noble lady, and the sister of Lady Kapohauola of the island of Maui.

Kapohauola was a High Chiefess in ancient Hawaii, Chiefess of Hawaiʻi island and Queen consort of Maui. She is mentioned in ancient legends and was also called Kualua. Samuel Kamakau mentioned her in his book Tales and Traditions of the People of Old.

Maui island of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the State of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which include Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and unpopulated Kahoʻolawe. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Kahului is the largest census-designated place (CDP) on the island with a population of 26,337 as of 2010 and is the commercial and financial hub of the island. Wailuku is the seat of Maui County and is the third-largest CDP as of 2010. Other significant places include Kīhei, Lahaina, Makawao, Pukalani, Pāʻia, Kula, Haʻikū, and Hāna.

Life

Kapohanaupuni was born in ancient Hawaii, and her sister was called Kapohauola, [1] but it is unclear who were their parents. According to one ancient chant, Kapohanaupuni was a Lady of Hilo, a place on the island of Hawaii, which means that her parents were likely from Hilo. However, another tradition says that she was a daughter of the High Chief Kahokuohua [2] of Molokai and a sister-wife of Kaulahea I of Maui. [3] [4]

Ancient Hawaii culture in the Hawaiian Islands preceding the unification of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810

Ancient Hawaiʻi is the period of Hawaiian human history preceding the unification in 1810 of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands by Polynesian long-distance navigators from French Polynesia, Tahiti, the Tuamotus and the Samoan Islands as having occurred sporadically between 300 and 800 CE. In 2010, a study was published based on radiocarbon dating of more reliable samples which suggests that the islands were settled much later, within a short timeframe, in about 1219 to 1266.

Hilo, Hawaii Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States

Hilo is the largest town and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi. The population was 43,263 at the 2010 census.

Hawaii (island) Largest of the Hawaiian islands

Hawaiʻi is the largest island located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the largest and the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km2), it has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass, and is the largest island in the United States. However, it has only 13% of Hawaiʻi's people. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in Polynesia, behind the two main islands of New Zealand.

The children of Kapohanaupuni were two sons, who were named Kakae and Kakaʻalaneo, [5] and who both became chiefs of Maui. Kapohanaupuni's sister married Kakae, [6] and their son was Kahekili I the Great, who was thus both a grandson and nephew of Kapohanaupuni's. Through her son, Kapohanaupuni was an ancestress of later rulers of Maui.

Kakae was the Moʻi of Maui — king of the island of Maui. His name is sometimes given as Kakaeloiki. He is mentioned in old chants.

Kakaʻalaneo was the Moʻi of Maui. He was the titular chieftain or king of the island of Maui.

The Aliʻi nui of Maui was the supreme ruler of the island of Maui, one of the four main Hawaiian Islands. The title is the same as that of the Aliʻi nui of the other islands. The title or phrase Mōʻī is sometimes used for the title of the monarchs of Maui; however, it is not an ancient word in the Hawaiian language and has origins in the mid 19th century. The only monarchs to officially hold the title of Mōʻī are Kalākaua and his sister Liliuokalani.

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References

  1. ↑ Martha Warren Beckwith. The Kumulipo: a Hawaiian creation chant. University Press of Hawaii.
  2. ↑ Kapohanaupuni. The family of Kapohanaupuni.
  3. ↑ The Kumulipo A Hawaiian Creation Chant. Library of Alexandria. Please see this page.
  4. ↑ Kamakau, Samuel, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (newspaper). 1865. "Ka Moolelo O Hawaii Nei".
  5. ↑ Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers. University of Hawaii Press.
  6. ↑ The Stories of the Genealogies of Maui
Preceded by
Wahaʻakuna 		Chiefess of Maui Succeeded by
Kapohauola
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